The farm of Joshua Newcomer was on the west bank of Antietam Creek near the stone bridge that carried the Boonsboro Pike into Sharpsburg. (Boonsboro Pike west tour map) The farm included a grist mill and plaster mill, but today only the house and barn remain.

The photo looks southeast across Boonsboro Pike at the Newcomer Barn and the trees that line Antietam Creek. The farm house and the monument to General Robert E. Lee is behind the photographer. A marker to the Fourth United States Infantry is in front of the barn.